Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] of/fdt: mark hotpluggable memory
From: Reza Arbab
Date: Mon Nov 14 2016 - 14:35:10 EST
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 10:59:43PM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
So I'm not opposed to this, but it is a little vague.
What does the "hotpluggable" property really mean?
Is it just a hint to the operating system? (which may or may not be
Linux).
Or is it a direction, "this memory must be able to be hotunplugged"?
I think you're intending the former, ie. a hint, which is probably OK.
But it needs to be documented clearly.
Yes, you've got it right. It's just a hint, not a mandate.
I'm about to send v7 which adds a description of "hotpluggable" in the
documentation. Hopefully I've explained it well enough there.
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Reza Arbab